Lead Cybersecurity Engineer: Incident Response & Hunting

N2N; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology and investment firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to monitor and investigate security alerts, perform proactive threat hunting, and lead incident response activities. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field, with 4-5 years of experience in cybersecurity operations and strong expertise in various security platforms. The role emphasizes collaboration and continuous improvement of the organization's cybersecurity posture.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity operations.
• Leadership experience in leading a cybersecurity team.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CEH are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts from various platforms.
• Perform proactive threat hunting to identify risks.
• Analyze system logs and network traffic for attacker behavior.
• Deploy and manage core security tools.
• Assess and improve cybersecurity posture.
• Lead incident response activities.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

Incident response

Threat hunting

Malware analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Palo Alto Cortex XDR

Fortinet firewalls

SIEM

Job description

A technology and investment firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to monitor and investigate security alerts, perform proactive threat hunting, and lead incident response activities. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field, with 4-5 years of experience in cybersecurity operations and strong expertise in various security platforms. The role emphasizes collaboration and continuous improvement of the organization's cybersecurity posture.